Leaving: A Novel [Paperback]

Wondrous.&This insightful, complex story about a late-in-life romance is unforgettable. Joan Frank, Poised to fuel many a book group discussion.& [A]n operatic tragedy about passion and honor. An impassioned portrayal of desire and loyalty, of romantic love and family duty, and an exploration into what we owe to each otherand to ourselves. [A] quietly compelling novel of forbidden love.& The book captures the aching pull of an all-consuming affair [and] shows how desire can still have painful consequences. As it navigates the chasm between responsibility and desire, this beautiful book will sweep you away. Can lovers still be star-crossed, doomed from the start to labor under a malign star? They can, says Roxana Robinson, in her elegant love story What does love demand of us, and who must pay the price? A remarkable novela quietly expansive story, in which elements of love and family coalesce and escalate into tragedy. If to the combustible elements of passion, honor, love, and art, you add the complexities of modern parenting, you get the conflagration that is With searing perception and genuine empathy, Robinson captures the fraught nuances of complicated family dynamics, treating the spurned-lover trope with gentleness and compassion.